I had a visit from one of the occupational therapists from Yooralla ComTEC today to trial some new assistive tech hardware. I have been having trouble with fatigue while using the trackpad I drive the mouse pointer with, so David brought several mouse alternatives for me to trial.
I tried a bunch of devices including a CRUISE adapted trackpad, a SmartNav 4, and several different joysticks. David knows I’m a tech geek so he also brought an eyegaze system for me to briefly play with! Unfortunately it didn’t like my eyes and insisted I only had one, and by that time I was too fatigued to persist enough to get it working properly.
The CRUISE seems like the best option just now, so I have one to trial for a week to see how it goes. It’s going to take some getting used to, but that’s always the case for odd new hardware. Wish me luck!
- Ricky Buchanan
Hi Ricky,
The Cruise Trackpad has been a winner for me. I have 2 students that are purchasing them right now after successful trials this spring. I like the way it allows you to rest your hand and just use a finger. I am glad you are using it. Good luck with that.
Also – I did a post today on nolimitstolearning.blogspot.com on redzee – a visual search engine. I shared about the modbook – mac tablet that would allow you to use a finger to open web pages in a search result format. I would love to hear what you have to say on OSX on a Tablet. I hear Apple might be coming out with their own. I am not suggesting you should use this set up, but it would be interesting to hear your point of view.
Take care,
Lon